Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate was 29.59 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Kuwait, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Kuwait is 29.59 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 87.4% on the previous year and up 536.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Kuwait peaked at 235.81 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -75.31 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 56th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 14.17 % change on previous year | +65.5% |
| 1973 | 16.1 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 14.18 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 20.64 % change on previous year | +45.6% |
| 1976 | 17.96 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 10.22 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 1978 | 4.58 % change on previous year | -55.2% |
| 1979 | 13.61 % change on previous year | +197.1% |
| 1980 | 11.51 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 16.38 % change on previous year | +42.3% |
| 1982 | 16.62 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 5.05 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 1984 | -2.39 % change on previous year | -147.2% |
| 1985 | -3.25 % change on previous year | +36.3% |
| 1986 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -135.0% |
| 1987 | 3.1 % change on previous year | +172.1% |
| 1988 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 5.35 % change on previous year | +75.0% |
| 1990 | -41.14 % change on previous year | -869.2% |
| 1991 | -13 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 1992 | 67.67 % change on previous year | -620.7% |
| 1993 | 10.31 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 1994 | 13.03 % change on previous year | +26.4% |
| 1995 | 11.08 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 9.36 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 1997 | -0.914 % change on previous year | -109.8% |
| 1998 | 6 % change on previous year | -756.8% |
| 1999 | -4.94 % change on previous year | -182.4% |
| 2000 | -0.8207 % change on previous year | -83.4% |
| 2001 | -1.32 % change on previous year | +61.2% |
| 2002 | 10.3 % change on previous year | -878.3% |
| 2003 | -4.92 % change on previous year | -147.8% |
| 2004 | 14.2 % change on previous year | -388.4% |
| 2005 | -2.53 % change on previous year | -117.8% |
| 2006 | 8 % change on previous year | -415.9% |
| 2007 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 2008 | -5.11 % change on previous year | -520.6% |
| 2009 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -156.7% |
| 2010 | 75.7 % change on previous year | +2513.4% |
| 2011 | -18.42 % change on previous year | -124.3% |
| 2012 | -6.49 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 2013 | -6.79 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 8.82 % change on previous year | -229.9% |
| 2015 | 6.29 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 8.44 % change on previous year | +34.2% |
| 2017 | 40.83 % change on previous year | +383.5% |
| 2018 | 12.79 % change on previous year | -68.7% |
| 2019 | 14.24 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
| 2020 | -75.31 % change on previous year | -628.9% |
| 2021 | 19.7 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 2022 | 235.81 % change on previous year | +1096.8% |
| 2023 | 29.59 % change on previous year | -87.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 29.59 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.54 % change on previous year, 1.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 29.59 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.87 % change on previous year, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +2513.4% | 2.9 % change on previous year | 75.7 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +1096.8% | 19.7 % change on previous year | 235.81 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | -869.2% | 5.35 % change on previous year | -41.14 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +878.3% | -1.32 % change on previous year | 10.3 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +756.8% | -0.914 % change on previous year | 6 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.34 % change on previous year | 4.58 % change on previous year | 20.64 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.66 % change on previous year | -3.25 % change on previous year | 16.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.74 % change on previous year | -41.14 % change on previous year | 67.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 % change on previous year | -5.11 % change on previous year | 14.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.54 % change on previous year | -18.42 % change on previous year | 75.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.45 % change on previous year | -75.31 % change on previous year | 235.81 % change on previous year | 4 |
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- 55 Venezuela 29.82 % change on previous year compare
- 57 Argentina 29.17 % change on previous year compare
- 58 India 28.87 % change on previous year compare
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More infrastructure data for Kuwait
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 167.68 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 572,621 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.83 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.118 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0192 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 572,621 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Kuwait?
- Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Kuwait was 29.59 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 235.81 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -75.31 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 56th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 536.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Air transport, passengers carried Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.